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Seedlings staying very small

9 years ago

I've grown many plants from seed before, and they usually do fairly well, but certain plants (especially celosias) have only grown a couple leaves and have stayed looking as only one week old, compared to my marigolds, for example, that were planted on the same date and are garden-ready.
Any suggestions for getting seedlings to mature?

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SequoiaMatt99
Original Author
9 years ago
After reading some other posts, I think the problem is that they were very leggy. So today I planted them in the ground, burying the legs, so hopefully they toughen up and start growing vigorously.
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